Fun And Interesting Facts About Foosball Tables

The foosball table is one of the most popular games in Europe and America played on the table. Even billiard or ice hockey isn’t that popular. Due to that, I have made 10 facts about foosball tables.

If we start from the beginning, the foosball table has a turbulent history. We can’t know for sure who invented the foosball table, but we can know who holds the patent in the UK and in the USA.

Check out this infographic providing 10 fun facts about foosball tables. The foosball table was born in Tottenham, North London. The UK patent holds Harold Searles Thornthon and the US version holds his uncle from Portland, Oregon. Harold Searles Thornton got the idea when he was at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. match.